Seven cages placed to trap the leopard on the prowl in Mayiladuthurai district

April 07, 2024 08:28 pm | Updated 08:28 pm IST - MAYILADUTHURAI The well-grown leopard has now moved along the river or streams, especially Manajalaru, Magimalaiaru, and the Cauvery, according to the Forest Department sources. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests V. Naganathan has been here for the past two …...Read More

Temperature touches 40 degrees C, DDMA issues alert in Kollam

April 07, 2024 08:27 pm | Updated 08:27 pm IST - KOLLAM With temperature touching 40 degrees Celsius in Kollam, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued an alert urging the public to stay extremely cautious. Following instructions is crucial since there is a high possibility of many serious health …...Read More

Two women workers bludgeoned to death in Kalaburagi

April 07, 2024 08:27 pm | Updated 08:27 pm IST - KALABURAGI Two women workers were found bludgeoned to death near Tavargera Cross on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as 51-year-old Sharanamma, a resident of K.K Nagar, and 53-year-old Chandamma, a resident of Taj …...Read More

Vijayendra appeals to KSE to reconsider his decision, but the latter sticks to his guns

April 07, 2024 08:25 pm | Updated 08:26 pm IST - Shivamogga BJP State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra on Sunday appealed to former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa to change his decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls to ensure Narendra Modi is re-elected as Prime Minister. However, Mr. Eshwarappa …...Read More

Kerala has become hotbed of anti-national forces: Fadnavis

April 07, 2024 08:22 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has said Kerala has become a “hotbed of anti-national forces”. The State government, he alleged, has been shielding such forces for the sake of preserving its vote bank. The BJP leader, …...Read More

Idukki diocese screens Kerala Story for catechism students

April 07, 2024 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - IDUKKI The Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church appears to have stepped into a political minefield by screening the allegedly Islamophobic movie, The Kerala Story, for catechism students on Sunday. Fr. Jins Karakkat, chairman of the Idukki Diocese Media …...Read More

Srimukhalingam chief priest gets BSP ticket to contest Srikakulam Lok Sabha seat

April 07, 2024 08:16 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - SRIKAKULAM: Srimukhalingam temple chief priest Naidugari Rajasekhar will contest for the Srikakulam Parliamentary constituency with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket in the upcoming general elections. Mr. Rajasekhar, who contested as an independent, in the previous election expressed confidence …...Read More

439 liquor bottles seized, one arrested in P.V. Puram

April 07, 2024 08:16 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - ONGOLE The B.V. Peta police of Prakasam district seized 439 liquor bottles and arrested one person at P.V. Puram village on Sunday. The police team, under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Garud Sumit Sunil, while conducting a vehicle …...Read More

Milk sachets carry voter awareness message

April 07, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:15 pm IST - MYSURU To push people to cast their ballots without fail, innovative ways are being explored to catch the attention of the voters and thereby ensure improvement in voting percentage in the ensuing elections. ‘Nandini’ milk packets produced daily at …...Read More

Next government must urgently fix ‘unnecessarily complex’, counter-productive GST: 13th Finance Commission chair

April 07, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST - NEW DELHI A key architect of India’s tax reforms and the chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission Vijay Kelkar has called upon the country’s next government to undertake urgent reforms in the “unnecessarily complex” Goods and Services Tax (GST) …...Read More